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. 2014 Oct 10:821–866. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-415766-8.00016-1

TABLE 16.10.

World Population in Billions, by Development Level, Medium Variant, 1965–2030

Level of Development 1960 1980 2000 2010 2020 2030
Least developed regions 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.3
Less developed regions 1.8 3.0 4.3 4.8 5.3 5.8
More developed regions 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3
Total world population 3.0 4.5 6.1 6.9 7.7 8.3

Source: United Nations, Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. World population prospects: the 2010 revision. Available at: http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/unpp/panel_population.htm [Accessed 29 May 2013].